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June 29, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

In Praise of Tom Stoppard

A brand new biography of Tom Stoppard has just hit the shelves in America (it was released late last year in the UK). So I read this piece in the New Yorker and wondered if that is actually as close as I might get to reading the book. It’s most likely I will buy it. […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Biography, Books, Drama, Film, In Praise Of, In Praise of Tom Stoppard, Movies, Play, Playwright, Script, Tom Stoppard, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 203: Dave Armstrong

Welcome to episode 203 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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November 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 196: Victor Rodger

Welcome to episode 196 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved […]
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June 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Writers on Mondays: July-October 2018

Once again the popular Writers on Mondays sessions by Victoria Univeristy’s International Institute of Modern Letters will take place at Wellington’s Te Papa Museum (Level 4, Te Marae) from 12.15-1.15pm on Mondays from July 16 to October 1. The sessions are free and will feature writers in conversation discussing upcoming and already published works. It’s […]
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June 2, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Authors I Admire: # 13 Neil LaBute

You might normally find an appreciation of Neil LaBute under film or theatre – rather than discussion of him as an author. Actually, you might not find a written appreciation of Neil LaBute anywhere…his work hardly ever ends happily, barely starts out that way and usually gets toughest in the middle. He works without including […]
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